Rice Krispies Treats

Has everyone seen that commercial where the two small children and their grandmother are mixing Rice Krispies Treats? It's one of those "awhhhh" moments. The kids are so cute as they help stir the ingredients. It makes you want to rush into the kitchen and make some Rice Krispies Treats right away. If you can find the recipe.

Well, here it is! Fortunately, my Mother eats Rice Krispies and Kellogg's is kind enough to put the recipe on the inside of the box. It's almost as if the company anticipated that everyone would need this recipe as soon as he or she saw that commercial.

Just be sure to let the melted stuff cool a bit before allowing kids to stir. They always make a mess and get it everywhere -- including on themselves. But it all washes up and the pride they feel in helping us "cook" is worth the extra time.

Rice Krispies Treats

3 tablespoons margarine or butter (use only the real stuff; nothing reduced calorie)
1 package (10 oz) large marshmallows or 4 cups miniature marshmallows
6 cups Rice Krispies cereal

Melt the butter or margarine in a large saucepan over low heat. Add marshmallows and stir until melted. Obviously, don't let the kids help with this part.

Add the cereal and stir until it's well-coated. Kids love to do this. Just make sure the butter and marshmallow mix is cooled to the point it won't burn them.

Use a buttered spatula to press the mixture evenly into a 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan that you've coated with cooking spray.

Cut into squares as soon as it is completely cool. This tastes better if you eat it the same day. Who could resist doing anything else? In face, Kellogg's says to store it in an airtight container (think Tupperware) for no more than two days. What a wonderful excuse to eat it all in one sitting!

You can also use the microwave to make this recipe. Melt the butter and marshmallows in a microwave container on HIGH for two minutes. Stir. Heat another minute. Stir until smooth. Then just stir in the cereal, etc.